Me too and I agree, I personally need a great clear reference to have on hand for a quick peek here and there but that’s only due to brain damage. True story, no joke and just the tip of this here iceberg 👍🏻.I’m fine with it. I’ll be the first one to admit my flaws.☺️Most of my important long term memory is intact it’s the short term memory that’s putting me neck and neck with a goldfish😁 ((🐠
my high school is the only one in my city with an autobody class. and once my teacher retires there wont be any. it really is a good class but its sure is alot of sanding
My dad is an old school auto-tech (panel beater/spray painter/mechanic/auto-elec) and the amount of time he had taken in people to help them do small stuff like this in educating them on how to learn to fix things for themselves and save a bit of cash was enormous. He was literally you before the internet and had made it his mission to try and help as many customers as possible. He was even running small workshops for youngsters on changing tyres, checking fluids, topping up fluids “how to’s” etc. that’s why your channel has a special place in my heart. He is now 74 and to this day, whilst retired, does the same thing to his grand children and us as well. Keep up the great work and know that my dad is also a viewer and approves of this channel 😉
Nice to hear that. I have a question for you or your dad, if it's not a problem. I have chips (like 10-20 of them) on the hood, I would try to do same thing like in video to fix them. The question is: do I have to sand the whole panel or can I just sand the affected part? Will the healthy part after blasting with 3000 and 5000 be the same as before or more cloudy (if I do the same thing like in video)?
@@karlojoki6314 depends on the spacing and the size of the affected area. If I had something like that on the hood, I’d be just doing the whole thing so the paint matches better (unless the size/space can accomodate for feathering the paint)
@@DISMODEUS I appreciate your answer, so I just follow the instructions in the video to fix chips and scratches? Can this work if I have smaller areas where the varnish has peeled off?
This video is so good and detailed and well explained that I started crying 10 minutes in. Huge amount of weight and stress lifted off my shoulders because I know now with this education from Chris, I can take care of ALL the paint work now on my car. Chris, I can't thank you enough. You're amazing.
I totally agree with you! I am super careful when working on my car, but I did not know how to tackle this large chip. With this information, I am ready!
I’ve owned a auto detailing business for 15 years and have always sucked at touch up. I’ve always been told to fill with glazing putty first but I’ve never had results like this. I just tried it on my own truck and I don’t know if I’m more mad at myself for how simple this is or more happy that Chris posted this
I mean it’s not perfect. The best way would be to sand it smooth and use putty like you said but for the time/cost and for these results it’s good enough. But I’m glad I was able to show a new way of doing it!
@@chrisfix Hi Chris. Would this touch up job work on a 2014 red Kia Rio. The paint seems kind of plasticky on my Kia do I don't want to mess up the whole panel by sanding it down.
8:12 - Clean with soapy water (dish soap) 9:27 - Sand rust & jagged edges (P400) 10:03 - Sand edges smooth (P800 then P1000), wipe with alcohol 14:00 - Tape off 1-2mm away from scratch 14:54 - Paint several thin coats to fill scratch higher than surrounding paint (~5 minutes between coats) 17:29 - Let dry for 10 minutes, then peel tape on itself at 45 degree angle. Let dry for an hour after peeling tape. 19:02 - Wet sand (P800) with soapy water until smooth, fill in any holes, wipe with alcohol 22:01 - 2 clear coats, 10 minutes between coats, let dry 1 hour 22:32 - Wipe with alcohol, wet sand (P1500 then P2000) until clear coat is smooth with surrounding paint 24:16 - Wet sand the whole panel with (P3000 then P5000 with a sponge) 25:26 - Polish whole panel
Bought a car with a huge scratch and was feeling buyers remorse once I started researching the cost to fix. Thank you for making me feel a million times better knowing I can do this!
This is insane. I'm so impressed on many levels. The commentary, video, close up shots, instructions, basic "tools" anyone can use, realistic results, and more. Dude, you're a gift!
It's funny how long i have been watching these videos and they never get boring, actually it's pretty simple. A man who knows what he is doing, talks normally doesn't scream, very chill, i.. I love it from bottom of my heart, when you teach us over and over again what have to do, you never leave us behind, it warms my heart.. keep doing this Chris, i want to support you as much as i can and always wanna be with you (trough screen), i hope everyone see this comment and understand what im trying to say. Thank you
That’s why I’m watching this video 😫😫 My new SUV just appeared with a deep scratch 😡 I’m very careful and barely have used it, so I know it wasn’t me, but have to deal with it. Can’t wait to try this!
I went out and bought paint and clearcoat pens yesterday, but not finding a ChrisFix video on using them specifically, I was hesitant to get started. Fate has it that my car scratches will get repaired!
I really enjoy your videos for how enthusiastic you are, how dedicated you are to safety and how much you emphasize the rushed/overlooked steps of your fixes. Usually when it comes to sanding someone will just state sand it smooth, you take the time to explain why and reiterate its importance through the video. I love it!
Chris, has possibly the best methods, delivery and amount of enthusiasm to get the amateur “fixer” through just about anything. I’m sure there’s an incredible amount of work involved in producing such a “polished” video. Thank you, sir!
his videos are good but dont take them as gospel, check the comments and do further research to make sure theres more proper ways and dont do anything half assed
Hey guys chrisfix here and today I will show you how to build an engine block using only aluminum shaving and medium strength thread locker and it’s super easy
You're a lifesaver, I scratched my car today getting out of a particularly narrow and awful parking lot and I was terrified of how much it'd cost me. You gave so many useful tips every other video I found compeltely omits - like comparing the insides of your car to see the fading, using masking tape, how to properly paint. I'm a bit worried my color (dark grey) could be hard to find, but my scratch is a lot smaller than this one so I think I might be able to do a passable job. Thanks so much! This is BY FAR the best video I found on this!
Bro... I've been working on paint and body work for years, and I've seen so many people give up on scratches like this and just have the panel painted... You are a wizard sir... Phenomenal work!
I'm so glad Chris makes videos, I wouldn't know half the stuff I do now if this channel didn't exist, the amount of effort he puts into his videos is unmatched by any car youtuber. On behalf of the whole car community, thank you Chris!
Fun fact: Remember the clear coat scratch video Chris made? Well, he updated the video so that if your scratch isn’t in the clear coat this video pops up... now that is some serious dedication. Love what you do man! Legend.
Dude - this is the gift that keeps on giving. I’ve come back to watch this video for review every time I’ve had to fix a scratch, if it’s been awhile since the last one. Fantastic job…
Exactly how I feel! Part of it for me is having worked on cars as a kid and teen til my baby bro was born and my dad finally got his boy lol then I was leaving home 10months later so by then my bro was just old enough at 6, to begin really getting into helping with things safe for a little kid to help with and he’s now 35, and when he’s not with his sons and partner, and not working security, , he is in HIS garage 😊 happy as a clam. Just like our dad was being a mechanic for 35 yrs and then a long haul truck driver for another25 yrs while still working on cars in any spare time or when someone needed help. So you get to learn in a fun way from when you small and it’s not work really, it’s kinda relaxing in a way, even breaking a sweat, it’s still enjoyable doing a bunch of things. I’m new to Chris’s channel but if the videos I’ve seen today are an indication of what else is here to discover, I’m a happy girl 👧🏼🙂 peace.
This is freaking AMAZING. I just bought the car I've been wanting for years now and the paint is perfect other than two small rock chips on the drivers door. Now I know how to fix them! I absolutely LOVE your videos!
As someone who has absolutely no clue about cars but is wanting to fix some small scratches, this video is incredibly helpful! I've had to order the clear coat thing and more sandpaper but it's already looking much better than before!
Chris is a superb instructor, covering every single step down to the exact way to hold a tiny sanding block and why. The instructions and closeups and added graphics make the “how to” crystal clear. It’s still a learning process for a newbie like me, but these details are giving me the confidence to fix the latest scratches on my new driver’s front bumper. The one that she tore off completely four months ago.
I'm doing something similar to his video but my example is larger scratches and paint chipping. It's an area about 1.5 inches wide and 2 maybe feet long (horizontally) along the rear bumper. I wonder if adding touch up paint and sanding it will look okay like in this video. I'm worried about it since its much wider of a gash that I'm filling in. I put a few layers of primer first and sanded it smooth to match the surface level or maybe a bit lower. To make sure the paint sticks since its not just a few millimeters wide. So I'm about to add the touch up paint layers tomorrow but I worry about wet sanding it after. Since it's a wider area. Will it look like crap, I wonder? Lol. Also it's a dark gray metallic (Audi) and I hear sanding metallic paints isn't the best look. But what can you do with touch up paint. Gotta sand it or it ends up looking very uneven for sure. Any extra tips from anyone? To try and get the best results in my particular case.
I noticed after wet sanding the touchup paint, he didn't do anything beyond the 800 grit on the surrounding clear coat. Right now my clear coat around the primed area (which got sanded with 800) looks scuffed up from the sanding. But he adds the clear coat right on top of that. No smoothing with 1500 or 3000 grit first. I am assuming the new layers of clear coat just kind of blend into the scratches/scuffing of the underlying factory clearcoat. And you won't notice that scuffing. It sure turned out clear and smooth in his case. Does anyone know about this in detail though? Especially on dark gray paint where the clear coat sanding is more noticeable.
Incredibly thorough and easy to understand. It is a long video but worth every minute. He show every step in sufficient but not excessive detail- by the end you will feel like an expert! Highly recommend
I love how you summarize the video at the start and continued with deeper explanations. It helps once you’ve understood the concept but want to follow the steps.
Just a heads up anyone with little to no experience in detailing cars like myself. I attempted this on some key marks and it did fix the paint but it left very bad clear coat damage to every where around the former scratches, I went to a body shop today and the owner said I should have never used anything less than 1500 grit and I permanently damaged my clear coat. Long story short I have an appointment with him to the tune of $850 dollars to fix what I attempted to fix using this video. I also have 0 background, I'm an electrician, not a car guy. But thank you Chris for the attempted help Chris and just think twice guys because I would have been waaaaaaaaaaaay better off and richer had I not tried to do this myself
that's the reason why you apply clear coat and you blend in by sanding and polishing. All your body shop did is apply the clear coat and smooth out better than you did :)
@@tburka91 How do you know he did shit? You can't see his job either. I paint many cars and bike in my life and that's exactly as I did. If you have bad results it means you don't know how to do it. A pizza is a simple recipe, still not everyone can make a good pizza.
his videos are good but dont take them as gospel, checkthe comments and do further research to make sure theres more proper ways and dont do anything half assed. the dude is a teenager and even worse, a car flipper, so he will be cheating and doing half assed shit because they arent his cars and he doesn't care
I always get annoyed when I see "when is X video coming out!?" Every video is worth waiting for and the fact that it's given to us for free is crazy. Thanks for what you do.
Wel technically, it’d make sense for Chris to try and get videos out to us, he’s getting paid from ad revenue, which comes from us watching the videos. It’s not like he’s doing it for free... he depends on us
I scratched my wife's car, her BRAND NEW car! Chris, you have saved a marriage! Great detail, great explanations, and thorough video. Thanks, Chris Fix!
@@chrisfix I am an avid fan of yours. how can I fix the peeling paint on my 2018 Toyota bumper that was hit by the cart in the parking area, the paintpeels. Do you have a video for that?
@zoemarano9590 if the paint is peeling, either paint it yourself, or have it painted at a shop. When its peeling, the clear coat is too sun damaged, or its been hit hard enough where the paint seperated from the plastic bumper. Spray paint it, with oem paint, and clear coat the area, and wet sand it, and polish it.
I scratched my car today and I've been upset all day. I was deep cleaning my car and feeling so good about my progress, and then BOOM I scratched the car. Thank you SO MUCH for this video! I can do this! You explained everything so well. And now I'm not hating myself so much. You turned my day around a complete 180. 🥰
I feel like you should have your own Netflix show with how good these are made, like seriously, it’s easy to follow and shows the examples perfectly. Every single question that came to mind you answered it before I could google it or ask you lol. This channel, your channel, helps millions of hard working people that want their ride looking better, come to life. Nothing but quality from this channel, thank you so much.
You did an amazing job with this video! You brought my stress meter back down to zero after a horrible mistake I made today. I unhooked a trailer from my truck that was incorrectly loaded and too tail heavy and as I released the coupler, the tongue came up and gouged the tailgate. It happened so fast I just watched in horror! I was stressed out imagining what a body shop would charge me to re-paint the tailgate but after watching this video, I am confident I can repair it myself. Thanks a million!
Excellent tutorial! You can tell when someone is a master of their art when they can freely share their knowledge and wisdom with others in such a fluent way 👍👏👏
@@Taytacool And why is that? You know what they say, right? If you are good at what you do then no matter how many people you teach you never have to worry about competition. You must not be that good
@@tpenoel88 I think even in NJ there are more price ranges, 780$ for a panel I think is a ultra professional body shop. Here in southern Italy with 800-1000$ you paint a whole car at a medium-high level, in northern Italy the price almost doubles
My car is 17 years old and the scratches are on the roof so it doesn't need to be perfect. Just finished and pretty happy with how it came out. Main issue was the roof was too hot and the clear bubbled going on. I would also pay more for a better clear coat/brush product if I had to do it again. Regardless it looks much better and definitely worth the $2k savings!!
My truck JUST got keyed a couple of nights ago. Really worried to dive into this project but with the very detailed explanations, maybe I can tackle this job of fixing it on my own. Thank you very much sir.
I have been following you for years now and coming back to some of these videos is enlightening. I have become self efficient at repairs on all my vehicles because of lessons like yours, very clean, detailed and easy to follow. Thank You so much. You deserve every single subscription and dollar that comes along with it. Cheers!
These videos are amazing-- exactly what people need to do a good job right. Nothing that's impossible to find, or super expensive, or takes days to do. Perfect! And great job on the editing and video - it doesn't waste people's time with a lot of talk or having to watch redundant or time-consuming steps. Thanks so much for posting and providing where to get the supplies.
@Phoenix 𝙾𝚙𝚎𝚗 𝙼𝚢 PROFILE If you have that advantage of being able to practice a few times, do it. Even doing it just 3-5 times on a practice door would make you way better, if you have no experience. This is detailing stuff that takes experience, so practice on something that doesn't matter until you're confident. I know those rock country roads you speak of. Not much you can do but slow down, or install some sort of Rhino-liner-stuff along the vulnerable spots.
Bottom line is: the results are ALL about the preparation beforehand. Plus it's best to be prepared, and you can learn what you need and what you don't on the practice door. I don't know where you're sourcing your door from, but I'm sure a collision shop would yield a non-salvaged painted panel you could work on. Drive out back behind one and you may find a small panel laying around to practice on.
I love how he goes so in depth, you just dont get anywhere else and with his new film quality and editing all while being the same person hes always been.
Wow! One of the BEST videos on RUclips about DIY scratch repair and saving yourself from paying a fortune to Body shop pros. Everyone's insurance is going up because it's too expensive to repair car these days. Makes zero sense paying thousands to these pros for simple scratches if you drive anything which is not exotic. Yes, your not at fault claims for simple scratch repairs can also bite you during your auto renewals.
Thank you for your massive amount of clear easy to follow tutorials on vehicle repairs!!! I know you probably won’t see this comment but your contributions to mankind with this information is invaluable. Favor be upon you and yours.
You can see the clear coat as you sand so you keep an eye on it. Also this is a very thin layer of clear coat so it wont be as thick as the factory. Think of it almost like a wax layer that just coats and protects the base coat.
because you're working at micron levels, and when block sanding, you're basically at the level of the surrounding, and not the indent of the scratch similar to when you beach a car, your front and rear bumper will be higher than the floor, you're at the surrounding level, not the road level when you sand with the block, you're smoothing it out, so part of your tyre will touch the floor now when you're working at microns (0.001mm) it's basically impossible to see. Grab a microscope and you'll definitely see the indent(lower portion) however with the naked eye it's very close to perfect easier to explain with a diagram, but i hope ive made some sense at least.
@@aarons.936 Unless the clear coat is damaged, there would be no real benefit. Besides, you will have already added 2 or 3 layers when applying it. And the purpose of that is to give yourself wiggle room to level it out. Rather than not having enough, and end up sanding through the work you just did.
I just learned that 9:10 part was so important. Without it, mine did not look great for the 1st time. I had to redo the whole process by doing that "Cliff removing sanding" thoroughly this time, and the difference at the end was huge. The best how to video among so many others make. Thank you.
This is 100% true. That step is absolutely necessary. I tried to rush through the process by directly painting on the scratch and it looked bad. Had to remove all the paint and sand properly, which took me a very long time. To whoever might read this, FOLLOW Chrisfix's instructions step by step, don't skip or half ass any part of it
I have a car with loads of scratches and broke me 30 mins ago was so worried about the cost of repainting it. This video has been a ray of sunshine and I’m confident I can get it to look brand spanking new. Booking my Annual leave now so I can spend the whole week giving my car a major makeover! (27F)
It's difficult for cameras to show some stuff like that. You'll be able to see it in person if youre looking directly at it but this is the right way to do this and it's a big money save if you're willing for it to not be dead solid perfect.
@@ericwest3714 makes me SUPER happy the truck my hubby just bought is white! I feel silver would be pretty decent fix also, but it makes a difference I think if you e got a Pearl finish or a strong Pearl finish like glitter basically, I think that would be the easiest to hide and patch also! Either way, for an artist, it’s all fun to me! Can still do my art inside the house, and can work on the truck outside the house as (I’m not certain at the current time if the previous owner did a lift on this truck or it was delivered to the dealership with that feature but it’s the perfect height for my wheelchair 👩🏻🦼 and it’s going to be fun for me in 7 months when there’s no snow left and I can block off the time to do it. I can’t do houses anymore but I can do vehicle light the light/medium body work, like surface rust, chips and smallish scratches, and detailing inside from my seat with it moved up to reach the edge of the dash. So I’m happy to help my hubby fix up his ten year old beautiful comfy truck that I’ve made him wait 28 yrs for(he waited an additional 12 yrs before that and that was BK(before Kimberly) so it’s only my fault for 28/40 yrs lol. It’s nice to see him so happy though. He’s had a rough time over the past 15 years being a carer part time for his sick wife , doing cpr and bringing me back to earth after looking like a Disney character for 15 minutes, watching multiple violent seizures, upon surgeries and a multitude of other things along with being my very loved kids(they’re his bio kids too😶lol) Wonderful father, even with two of our kids having life threatening asthma and Autism, etc, and 3 of our girls have passed away, 2 were my preemie babes and 1 was 19 when passed which was 3 yrs ago. So he’s gone through and continues to , and still for the 4th yr in a row works 7 days a week, and only takes a vacation from work by not sitting at his desk at Christmas(we don’t actually go anywhere lol but it’s at least 10 days including 4weekrnd days and a weekday depending on what day of the week Christmas falls on that year. Thanks for listening to some of my life story lol. There’s some cool people on this channel. It’s enjoyable if you can ignore the occasional crud.🙃 hope you’re well. Peace.
@Whoreally Cares They're charging standard rate, where a fraction of an hour's work is still paid for a full hour. Time they don't have to actively work on it is not being charged. And, lastly, they aren't just fixing the scratch up like how Chris did it here, but are pulling off all the paint entirely and repainting the entire panel, professionally. That takes time and effort to do. I just don't think it's $55/hour worth.
@Whoreally Cares well there's a lot to consider. The type of paint they use and how accurate it matches. The location of the damage, which would determine how they need to blend it into an adjacent panel so it doesn't stick out as much. And most of all, the prep work. On top of that, Chris used a white car for this video. Which is the easiest to work on because white paint hides scratches very well. Black is the most difficult to work with for the opposite reason. You see everything on black paint. But I understand it was for the purpose of teaching the step by step process.
Welllll if you consider how long this process took Chris and factor $70-$90/hr (have to pay for a shop) it would cost $300-$500. But at that point you could have the shop just repaint the whole panel which would be much better than paint pen. Touch ups on a repair this big are only worthwhile if you do it yourself and use your own labor instead of the shops labor.
You are a life saver. My ex keyed my car because I went to go hangout with my friends instead of seeing them….. I’m glad they did it. So I could end the relationship because that’s just unacceptable. Cops obviously did nothing insurance is tryna charge me 1000$. I’m so glad you made this video💜 there’s some horrible people out there but I know I’ll be ok at the end of the day. I guess if keying my car made them feel better bout their pathetic life then 🤷🏽♀️ ok I’m so thankful that this exists. God bless you Chris.
This is by far the best video I’ve seen for fixing car scratches. You did a phenomenal job! And thank you for listing all the products you used. Great job!
Chris, thank you for these in-depth guides on how to work on cars. After the dealership I bought my 2016 Tacoma from started to rip me off, I've been able to change my own oil and change the air filter because of your videos. And now I have the confidence to touch up a rock chip on my rear driver side door (it just so happens my truck is white as well). Keep up the good work!
Thank you. I own a classic Jaguar that incurred a 6 " deep scratch on the front hood. I hoped I didn't need the whole hood repainted. I had it painted with a single stage urethane many years ago and still had a quart of paint left. I decided to follow your instructions. I sanded the scratch and then mixed up a little paint and hardener and filled in the scratch with a tiny brush. I let it dry for 5 days before wet sanding. I followed your wet sanding instructions and then polished it. The scratch is gone!. It looks great. Again Thank you.
@@kawaiiappleproductions3902 I see, makes sense. Well they can feel free to hate Chris then. People do have the right to repair their owns vehicles and Chris is doing a great job.
Under $30 I followed your video for a deep scratch (a scratch size comparable to the car you have)on my 2004 tracker which has been there for like 6 years. Chris you are my go to guy. This has turned out in an awesome project. Today I will get a polishing compound and polish up the panel and in a month put a wax on it. 6 years ago the estimate was $900. Also this was my first time ever doing something like this. Thank you and keep up with the how to videos!!!!!👍😎
900 ?!?!?!?!?! For a scratch like that??? Wtfff here in romania is 100 to repaint it including taking it off and puting it back on. Wtf 900? With 900 i ll just make it myself, get a spray gun and a compressor and some paint and repaint the whole god damn car , fk this.
Yeah Razvan, $900 was a quote from a high profile body shop in Chicago. Crazy. But I followed the how to video and did it myself. $30 for the supplies and my garage and my labor. It was pretty cool. Starting to get a little rust on the fender by the gas tank flap. Time for another DIY video. Also per your comment Razvan, I think GOD might have more important damning to do than my car! 🤣
Thank you so much Chris! I have watched over 20 videos on this topic - and this video is hands down the absolute best one ! I was about to ask you regarding rock chips and door dings but you covered it at the end! This is much appreciated since I just bought my touch up paint to fix a door ding that chipped my paint a bit; less than the area of a pinky fingernail but is annoying enough that I want to touch it up and get the stone chips out from the front!
Outstanding. 100% applicable. I was pressure washing and little by little the frame (which at the time was far away from the car) wiggled its way from vibrations into the door of my car and made its way along the entire door. Pretty deep scratch.
I know its a joke, but as someone who went to a high end body shop. It was $700 to prime and paint the full bumper, blend into the fenders and compound and polish.
@@fernix02c26 true was quoted 400 at other spots. I just went to one of the best spots. People have thier cars shipped from the US to have bodywork done here. Im in toronto.
Thank you so much! You just saved me $300 to have someone come out and do this exact thing to my car, I’m sure! I have a Lexus so the paint was $34 because it has a separate glitter clear coat . But since I’m fixing it myself, I am fearless now to any rock chips or small scratches, paint transfer, whatever! Thank you so much Chris 😘
@@robmurti1739 if you have trouble finding the paint just go to the dealership. Couldn't find the right touch up paint for my Mercedes. Went to the dealership and they had it for $20
My son scratched his name into my wife's car. Was beside myself because i wasn't sure how to go about repairing it on my own. Very informative, i'm confident in myself now you made it look pretty easy. Thank you Chris
I followed the steps on this video and it worked out great. I had a dime size chip on my car. You can't tell where the chip was at. I wish I had thought of taking a before and after picture. Thanks for sharing.
I'm using these😢 same steps however I do recommend not to use 800 grit more like 1,500 to 2,000 when smoothing out the initial paint touch up. 800 only on the exact touch-up part with the domino like he said. Don't let that 800 touch anywhere else. 800 with very little pressure got me down to metal in couple areas that were slightly curved.
Thank you so much for your positive attitude, you have no idea how much difference it makes when you're approaching a project and you've never done it before and you're scared shitless that you're gonna screw up and end up at the body shop, admitting defeat. I'm not too timid but my daughter is. She scraped our roommate's truck pulling out of the garage. No worries, she's not allowed to park in the garage anymore 😂 if you need pointers on applying the paint, ask someone who paints their nails a lot. They will pretty much validate the pointers given here
Thank you so much for this video! A high school football student scraped my car parking next to me, while I was sitting in the car, car was off, eating my lunch befire heading out. We traded insurance, but since there was no video or police report, he later denied the insurance claim. Thanks to you, I have repaired the scratch, which was down to the metal, and unless the sun hits it right, is nearly invisible. From one teacher to another, thank you for putting out such an awesome video to teach people how to do this!!! ❤❤
Some jerk has been keying our car and it's been really ruining my weekend after my wife and I found a fresh one on the hood... This video gave us so much inspiration and we're going to be trying out the techniques you demonstrated, thanks so much for sharing!! c:
Incredible! I would (almost) want to thank my wife to create new scratches regularly so I can try that process! Thank you Chris, yet another brilliant video!
Hi Chris - found this video a few days ago and wanted to thank you. I bought a 2012 suv that the previous owner had hit a mailbox and left a deep 6-8 inch scratch that had rusted out. I followed this video and while I’ve never done it before, I had fun trying to emulate your results. I thought I had done pretty good until near the end when the repaired area looks like a suture - better than rust but not sure what I did wrong or if you had any ideas on how I might fix it - for now I’m very happy not having a big ol rust scratch on my ride! Can send you pix of before and after if you’d like - either way - appreciate your videos and thanks for all you do to help us all become RUclips semi pro auto fix aficionados
My garage door came down on my hood while I was polishing the rear bumper, it left 3 deep scratches and I'm so thankful for this video because seeing other people follow instructions from the manufacturer didn't turn out this good. I'm thankful to know I've got a good shot of basically making it like it never happened, thank you.
As I sat 10 minutes into this video, after watching 10 other how-to's, I started to order the sandpaper and paint. I then realized I had ALREADY purchased all of the sanding equipment for my drill. Thank you for me! And thank you ChrisFix, for making it all click!
If it's deep you should apply a plastic primer before the first layer of paint so it sticks better. Also on metal it is best if you apply a rust neutralizer like loctite 7505
It's true, this type of repair isn't cheap. I had one on a Silverado about 20 years ago, and they quoted me close to $400, and this was over 20 years ago. So costing close to $800 now would be expected. I ended up doing my repair myself as well, and got decent results. That being said, a video like this would have helped a great deal back then! This was very informative. Thanks for posting this video!
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I always thought the first step was making an equal scratch on the other side for symmetry
You also can do that
Or just buy a new car that ur not gonna work on and let Jared help u
i thought to put scratches all over the car to make it camouflage
Giggity
i cant think of anything relatable or funny to this comment so just hey
I took auto body for two years in high school in the late 80's. You covered a single semester in 27 minutes. Well done.
Me too and I agree, I personally need a great clear reference to have on hand for a quick peek here and there but that’s only due to brain damage. True story, no joke and just the tip of this here iceberg 👍🏻.I’m fine with it. I’ll be the first one to admit my flaws.☺️Most of my important long term memory is intact it’s the short term memory that’s putting me neck and neck with a goldfish😁 ((🐠
Heu, et vous avez eu votre diplôme de jardinier ? 🤦♂️
@Ray Trammell that’s not “espanol”
my high school is the only one in my city with an autobody class. and once my teacher retires there wont be any. it really is a good class but its sure is alot of sanding
Jeez that would have been such a useful class for them to keep around. My school had nothing useful like that
My dad is an old school auto-tech (panel beater/spray painter/mechanic/auto-elec) and the amount of time he had taken in people to help them do small stuff like this in educating them on how to learn to fix things for themselves and save a bit of cash was enormous. He was literally you before the internet and had made it his mission to try and help as many customers as possible. He was even running small workshops for youngsters on changing tyres, checking fluids, topping up fluids “how to’s” etc. that’s why your channel has a special place in my heart. He is now 74 and to this day, whilst retired, does the same thing to his grand children and us as well. Keep up the great work and know that my dad is also a viewer and approves of this channel 😉
Nice to hear that. I have a question for you or your dad, if it's not a problem. I have chips (like 10-20 of them) on the hood, I would try to do same thing like in video to fix them. The question is: do I have to sand the whole panel or can I just sand the affected part? Will the healthy part after blasting with 3000 and 5000 be the same as before or more cloudy (if I do the same thing like in video)?
@@karlojoki6314 depends on the spacing and the size of the affected area. If I had something like that on the hood, I’d be just doing the whole thing so the paint matches better (unless the size/space can accomodate for feathering the paint)
@@DISMODEUS I appreciate your answer, so I just follow the instructions in the video to fix chips and scratches? Can this work if I have smaller areas where the varnish has peeled off?
@@karlojoki6314 yes
@@karlojoki6314 out of curiosity, how does your hood look
This video is so good and detailed and well explained that I started crying 10 minutes in. Huge amount of weight and stress lifted off my shoulders because I know now with this education from Chris, I can take care of ALL the paint work now on my car.
Chris, I can't thank you enough. You're amazing.
lol
@@jemalchrelashvili1264 this is Amazing bruh 😭 Thank You Chris Fix!!!
Cant agree more I was so ashamed and embarrassed about scratching my car now I know its fixable.
I totally agree with you! I am super careful when working on my car, but I did not know how to tackle this large chip. With this information, I am ready!
From my personal experience - better find a professional to do it. After sanding color will fade away and will look horrible. Not worth the time
I’ve owned a auto detailing business for 15 years and have always sucked at touch up. I’ve always been told to fill with glazing putty first but I’ve never had results like this. I just tried it on my own truck and I don’t know if I’m more mad at myself for how simple this is or more happy that Chris posted this
I mean it’s not perfect. The best way would be to sand it smooth and use putty like you said but for the time/cost and for these results it’s good enough. But I’m glad I was able to show a new way of doing it!
@@chrisfix when you say putty, do you mean bondo?
@@Terrence432 no he means glazing putty. It's meant to fill fine scratches after your Bondo step.
@@chrisfix Hi Chris. Would this touch up job work on a 2014 red Kia Rio. The paint seems kind of plasticky on my Kia do I don't want to mess up the whole panel by sanding it down.
Oh I'm happy to hear that it worked
8:12 - Clean with soapy water (dish soap)
9:27 - Sand rust & jagged edges (P400)
10:03 - Sand edges smooth (P800 then P1000), wipe with alcohol
14:00 - Tape off 1-2mm away from scratch
14:54 - Paint several thin coats to fill scratch higher than surrounding paint (~5 minutes between coats)
17:29 - Let dry for 10 minutes, then peel tape on itself at 45 degree angle. Let dry for an hour after peeling tape.
19:02 - Wet sand (P800) with soapy water until smooth, fill in any holes, wipe with alcohol
22:01 - 2 clear coats, 10 minutes between coats, let dry 1 hour
22:32 - Wipe with alcohol, wet sand (P1500 then P2000) until clear coat is smooth with surrounding paint
24:16 - Wet sand the whole panel with (P3000 then P5000 with a sponge)
25:26 - Polish whole panel
Thank you
Um its soapy wooder
Thanks
Thanks. Saved me some time!
Thank You.
Got my popcorn ready for this movie
Hi straight pipes
@@kasiutek1974 yuri and jakub! HI
Hi 😁
I brought the soda and 3D glasses.
dude for real, his video is like half an hour long.
Bought a car with a huge scratch and was feeling buyers remorse once I started researching the cost to fix. Thank you for making me feel a million times better knowing I can do this!
Same. Body shop wants $1200 to fix mine
@@robnestor97421200?? ridiculous
Would love to hear how it went!!!!
@@CheyTheBlob Still haven't fixed it 🤣 But I will circle back when I do!
Get to it and report back!
This is insane. I'm so impressed on many levels. The commentary, video, close up shots, instructions, basic "tools" anyone can use, realistic results, and more. Dude, you're a gift!
Did you try it diy
No, I don't dare but I don't need to.
I agree this guy needs his own show!
Ex girlfriend keyed a heart into my car the other day. Can’t help but appreciate the irony of it. I needed this, man. Thank you.
Darn! Now you know how to fix it though!
Now key your ex girlfriends heart
@@Exoblix pffffft hah..
What kind of car
@@zlette। কজ ে
It's funny how long i have been watching these videos and they never get boring, actually it's pretty simple. A man who knows what he is doing, talks normally doesn't scream, very chill, i.. I love it from bottom of my heart, when you teach us over and over again what have to do, you never leave us behind, it warms my heart.. keep doing this Chris, i want to support you as much as i can and always wanna be with you (trough screen), i hope everyone see this comment and understand what im trying to say. Thank you
I appreciate that! Thanks a lot!
i know what you mean. and your damn right that the videos never get boring. Chris's videos are the reason why i got into cars and DIY repair
Yea! Never gets boring!
I feel like you're the only guy on RUclips who genuinely bottom of the heart cares about us weekend guys without tech schooling
Great job!!
Oh look at that my favorite channel commenting on my other favorite channel :D
@@andrekoczka3777 lol ikr i love both of them
Thanks dude!
Ur a legend 🙌
Testing touch up pens next?
I just followed these steps in this video and fixed a scratch I just got on my brand new truck. Amazing.
Awesome!!! Glad to hear that!
@@chrisfix are shiny black paint coats any different?
That’s why I’m watching this video 😫😫
My new SUV just appeared with a deep scratch 😡 I’m very careful and barely have used it, so I know it wasn’t me, but have to deal with it. Can’t wait to try this!
we will appreciate before and after pictures
@@wpinap we will appreciate before and after pictures
I went out and bought paint and clearcoat pens yesterday, but not finding a ChrisFix video on using them specifically, I was hesitant to get started. Fate has it that my car scratches will get repaired!
How did it go
@@anthonyg3016 decently well! The clearcoat did repair easier, i still havent done the paint pen yet
I really enjoy your videos for how enthusiastic you are, how dedicated you are to safety and how much you emphasize the rushed/overlooked steps of your fixes. Usually when it comes to sanding someone will just state sand it smooth, you take the time to explain why and reiterate its importance through the video. I love it!
Thanks!
@@chrisfix Do you know what is the nature of the clear code you use (21:42 seconds)? How can I buy it?
This video was 10X better than all the “paint professionals” I’ve watched on RUclips.
Thanks a lot! Tons of past touchups have helped me create the "best" method of doing this.
@@chrisfix Yw. I’ve never seen anyone sand down the scratch first so the paint fills in smoothly. Good stuff man!
@@chrisfix Now you're just giving your ex-girlfriends a reason to come up with new ideas :p
Next on ChisFix: How to fix slashed tires yourself. :p
Chrisfix. While waiting for my paint pen to arrive I put some clearcoat over the scratch. How do I remove that clearcoat now
Chris, has possibly the best methods, delivery and amount of enthusiasm to get the amateur “fixer” through just about anything. I’m sure there’s an incredible amount of work involved in producing such a “polished” video. Thank you, sir!
his videos are good but dont take them as gospel, check the comments and do further research to make sure theres more proper ways and dont do anything half assed
Couldn't have said any better, thanks David! & of course CHRIS :)
Hey guys chrisfix here and today I will show you how to build an engine block using only aluminum shaving and medium strength thread locker and it’s super easy
Don't reveal my next video like that :o
@@chrisfix LO-
And sopy wooder
It's super easy barely a inconvenients
@@chrisfix hi....
You're a lifesaver, I scratched my car today getting out of a particularly narrow and awful parking lot and I was terrified of how much it'd cost me. You gave so many useful tips every other video I found compeltely omits - like comparing the insides of your car to see the fading, using masking tape, how to properly paint. I'm a bit worried my color (dark grey) could be hard to find, but my scratch is a lot smaller than this one so I think I might be able to do a passable job. Thanks so much! This is BY FAR the best video I found on this!
Bro... I've been working on paint and body work for years, and I've seen so many people give up on scratches like this and just have the panel painted... You are a wizard sir... Phenomenal work!
I'm so glad Chris makes videos, I wouldn't know half the stuff I do now if this channel didn't exist, the amount of effort he puts into his videos is unmatched by any car youtuber. On behalf of the whole car community, thank you Chris!
Fun fact: Remember the clear coat scratch video Chris made? Well, he updated the video so that if your scratch isn’t in the clear coat this video pops up... now that is some serious dedication. Love what you do man! Legend.
Dude - this is the gift that keeps on giving. I’ve come back to watch this video for review every time I’ve had to fix a scratch, if it’s been awhile since the last one. Fantastic job…
Glad it’s helpful!
I’ve never seen someone more excited in his work. You made me have fun fixing the scratches on my car!
Exactly how I feel! Part of it for me is having worked on cars as a kid and teen til my baby bro was born and my dad finally got his boy lol then I was leaving home 10months later so by then my bro was just old enough at 6, to begin really getting into helping with things safe for a little kid to help with and he’s now 35, and when he’s not with his sons and partner, and not working security, , he is in HIS garage 😊 happy as a clam. Just like our dad was being a mechanic for 35 yrs and then a long haul truck driver for another25 yrs while still working on cars in any spare time or when someone needed help. So you get to learn in a fun way from when you small and it’s not work really, it’s kinda relaxing in a way, even breaking a sweat, it’s still enjoyable doing a bunch of things. I’m new to Chris’s channel but if the videos I’ve seen today are an indication of what else is here to discover, I’m a happy girl 👧🏼🙂 peace.
Finally I understand how to use these! I've watched so many videos and none of them explained the process except yours.
I'm glad you know how to use these now!
This is freaking AMAZING. I just bought the car I've been wanting for years now and the paint is perfect other than two small rock chips on the drivers door. Now I know how to fix them! I absolutely LOVE your videos!
As someone who has absolutely no clue about cars but is wanting to fix some small scratches, this video is incredibly helpful! I've had to order the clear coat thing and more sandpaper but it's already looking much better than before!
Glad it's looking better!
How did it turn out?
Chris is a superb instructor, covering every single step down to the exact way to hold a tiny sanding block and why. The instructions and closeups and added graphics make the “how to” crystal clear. It’s still a learning process for a newbie like me, but these details are giving me the confidence to fix the latest scratches on my new driver’s front bumper. The one that she tore off completely four months ago.
I'm doing something similar to his video but my example is larger scratches and paint chipping. It's an area about 1.5 inches wide and 2 maybe feet long (horizontally) along the rear bumper. I wonder if adding touch up paint and sanding it will look okay like in this video. I'm worried about it since its much wider of a gash that I'm filling in. I put a few layers of primer first and sanded it smooth to match the surface level or maybe a bit lower. To make sure the paint sticks since its not just a few millimeters wide. So I'm about to add the touch up paint layers tomorrow but I worry about wet sanding it after. Since it's a wider area. Will it look like crap, I wonder? Lol. Also it's a dark gray metallic (Audi) and I hear sanding metallic paints isn't the best look. But what can you do with touch up paint. Gotta sand it or it ends up looking very uneven for sure. Any extra tips from anyone? To try and get the best results in my particular case.
I noticed after wet sanding the touchup paint, he didn't do anything beyond the 800 grit on the surrounding clear coat. Right now my clear coat around the primed area (which got sanded with 800) looks scuffed up from the sanding. But he adds the clear coat right on top of that. No smoothing with 1500 or 3000 grit first. I am assuming the new layers of clear coat just kind of blend into the scratches/scuffing of the underlying factory clearcoat. And you won't notice that scuffing. It sure turned out clear and smooth in his case. Does anyone know about this in detail though? Especially on dark gray paint where the clear coat sanding is more noticeable.
Vandaliser: Im going to damage this person's paint so they can't fix it
ChrisFix: Hold my soapy wooder
😂😂
Lmao
Lol true
LoL.
Well played sir...
Incredibly thorough and easy to understand. It is a long video but worth every minute. He show every step in sufficient but not excessive detail- by the end you will feel like an expert! Highly recommend
I love how you summarize the video at the start and continued with deeper explanations. It helps once you’ve understood the concept but want to follow the steps.
Just a heads up anyone with little to no experience in detailing cars like myself. I attempted this on some key marks and it did fix the paint but it left very bad clear coat damage to every where around the former scratches, I went to a body shop today and the owner said I should have never used anything less than 1500 grit and I permanently damaged my clear coat. Long story short I have an appointment with him to the tune of $850 dollars to fix what I attempted to fix using this video. I also have 0 background, I'm an electrician, not a car guy. But thank you Chris for the attempted help Chris and just think twice guys because I would have been waaaaaaaaaaaay better off and richer had I not tried to do this myself
that's the reason why you apply clear coat and you blend in by sanding and polishing. All your body shop did is apply the clear coat and smooth out better than you did :)
He used a white car, if was any other color you’ll see how shit he actually did.
@@tburka91 How do you know he did shit? You can't see his job either.
I paint many cars and bike in my life and that's exactly as I did. If you have bad results it means you don't know how to do it. A pizza is a simple recipe, still not everyone can make a good pizza.
his videos are good but dont take them as gospel, checkthe comments and do further research to make sure theres more proper ways and dont do anything half assed. the dude is a teenager and even worse, a car flipper, so he will be cheating and doing half assed shit because they arent his cars and he doesn't care
@@MrWolfSnack He's actually 26 lmao, and his main income is youtube. Not flipping cars. good shot though.
I always get annoyed when I see "when is X video coming out!?" Every video is worth waiting for and the fact that it's given to us for free is crazy. Thanks for what you do.
Wel technically, it’d make sense for Chris to try and get videos out to us, he’s getting paid from ad revenue, which comes from us watching the videos.
It’s not like he’s doing it for free... he depends on us
@@callumsmith338 sure, but that doesn't effect any cost on our end. I'd still rather wait for longer more in-depth videos than get spammed.
Yes I’ve been waiting for this guy his content is the best
Thanks a lot!
@@chrisfix np keep up the good work
Me too
same, ive been waiting for one
I scratched my wife's car, her BRAND NEW car! Chris, you have saved a marriage! Great detail, great explanations, and thorough video. Thanks, Chris Fix!
Dang, but I'm glad to see you got it fixed!
Come back in 10 years time, let’s see if you still feel the same. If you know what I mean. Lol
@@chrisfix I am an avid fan of yours. how can I fix the peeling paint on my 2018 Toyota bumper that was hit by the cart in the parking area, the paintpeels. Do you have a video for that?
@zoemarano9590 if the paint is peeling, either paint it yourself, or have it painted at a shop. When its peeling, the clear coat is too sun damaged, or its been hit hard enough where the paint seperated from the plastic bumper. Spray paint it, with oem paint, and clear coat the area, and wet sand it, and polish it.
lol. I am learning it now in order to save my marriage.
I scratched my car today and I've been upset all day. I was deep cleaning my car and feeling so good about my progress, and then BOOM I scratched the car. Thank you SO MUCH for this video! I can do this! You explained everything so well. And now I'm not hating myself so much. You turned my day around a complete 180. 🥰
I feel like you should have your own Netflix show with how good these are made, like seriously, it’s easy to follow and shows the examples perfectly. Every single question that came to mind you answered it before I could google it or ask you lol. This channel, your channel, helps millions of hard working people that want their ride looking better, come to life. Nothing but quality from this channel, thank you so much.
Love that sound “hey guys Chris fix here” early in the morning
Same
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It never gets old🙏🏾🔥👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@@DZ32100 sbah lkhir
It's nighttime here. I'm about to sleep
You did an amazing job with this video! You brought my stress meter back down to zero after a horrible mistake I made today. I unhooked a trailer from my truck that was incorrectly loaded and too tail heavy and as I released the coupler, the tongue came up and gouged the tailgate. It happened so fast I just watched in horror! I was stressed out imagining what a body shop would charge me to re-paint the tailgate but after watching this video, I am confident I can repair it myself. Thanks a million!
Let me know how it goes!
Excellent tutorial! You can tell when someone is a master of their art when they can freely share their knowledge and wisdom with others in such a fluent way 👍👏👏
yeah and in a unnecessary way as well.
@@Taytacool
And why is that? You know what they say, right? If you are good at what you do then no matter how many people you teach you never have to worry about competition.
You must not be that good
ChrisFix: Spends a whole day painting a scratch
Ricers: Sticker time
780$ for a scratch, no wonder ricer will put sticker on it. you can paint the whole car for 780$ in my country
@@tpenoel88 I think even in NJ there are more price ranges, 780$ for a panel I think is a ultra professional body shop. Here in southern Italy with 800-1000$ you paint a whole car at a medium-high level, in northern Italy the price almost doubles
That is outrageous how good that turned out!! Wasn't expecting that result at all
StrykerV8 this is Chrisfix we're talking about
I was already expecting results this good from the Car wizard, the one and only Chrisfix!🔥🔥
I just got quoted $2k to fix a few deep scratches on my car. Thanks to this video I think I'll pocket all that! Thanks a million Chris
It’s not as easy as it looks but it’s def worth a shot if you have a car that’s not pristine.
My car is 17 years old and the scratches are on the roof so it doesn't need to be perfect. Just finished and pretty happy with how it came out. Main issue was the roof was too hot and the clear bubbled going on.
I would also pay more for a better clear coat/brush product if I had to do it again. Regardless it looks much better and definitely worth the $2k savings!!
That computer animation of the paint and scratch was beautiful
"Your not gonna be able to fix the scratch perfectly" proceeds to fix the scratch perfectly
You can still see it at some angles :p
@@chrisfix absolutely but no doubt you are good at what you do
You're*
@@TheRabbitFear Thanks mr. Grammar
@@ammaarrh *Thanks, Mr. Grammar.
:D
Chrisfix. The only person who can properly use a Duplicolor paint pen and make it look like a professional $800 job.
My truck JUST got keyed a couple of nights ago. Really worried to dive into this project but with the very detailed explanations, maybe I can tackle this job of fixing it on my own. Thank you very much sir.
how did it go?
I have been following you for years now and coming back to some of these videos is enlightening. I have become self efficient at repairs on all my vehicles because of lessons like yours, very clean, detailed and easy to follow. Thank You so much. You deserve every single subscription and dollar that comes along with it. Cheers!
These videos are amazing-- exactly what people need to do a good job right. Nothing that's impossible to find, or super expensive, or takes days to do. Perfect! And great job on the editing and video - it doesn't waste people's time with a lot of talk or having to watch redundant or time-consuming steps. Thanks so much for posting and providing where to get the supplies.
@Phoenix 𝙾𝚙𝚎𝚗 𝙼𝚢 PROFILE If you have that advantage of being able to practice a few times, do it. Even doing it just 3-5 times on a practice door would make you way better, if you have no experience. This is detailing stuff that takes experience, so practice on something that doesn't matter until you're confident. I know those rock country roads you speak of. Not much you can do but slow down, or install some sort of Rhino-liner-stuff along the vulnerable spots.
Bottom line is: the results are ALL about the preparation beforehand. Plus it's best to be prepared, and you can learn what you need and what you don't on the practice door. I don't know where you're sourcing your door from, but I'm sure a collision shop would yield a non-salvaged painted panel you could work on. Drive out back behind one and you may find a small panel laying around to practice on.
I love how he goes so in depth, you just dont get anywhere else and with his new film quality and editing all while being the same person hes always been.
Thanks!
Wow! One of the BEST videos on RUclips about DIY scratch repair and saving yourself from paying a fortune to Body shop pros. Everyone's insurance is going up because it's too expensive to repair car these days. Makes zero sense paying thousands to these pros for simple scratches if you drive anything which is not exotic. Yes, your not at fault claims for simple scratch repairs can also bite you during your auto renewals.
Thank you for your massive amount of clear easy to follow tutorials on vehicle repairs!!! I know you probably won’t see this comment but your contributions to mankind with this information is invaluable. Favor be upon you and yours.
Question: When sanding down the clear coat, how do you not go through the clear coat you just applied and end up back in the touchup base coat?
You can see the clear coat as you sand so you keep an eye on it. Also this is a very thin layer of clear coat so it wont be as thick as the factory. Think of it almost like a wax layer that just coats and protects the base coat.
because you're working at micron levels, and when block sanding, you're basically at the level of the surrounding, and not the indent of the scratch
similar to when you beach a car, your front and rear bumper will be higher than the floor, you're at the surrounding level, not the road level
when you sand with the block, you're smoothing it out, so part of your tyre will touch the floor now
when you're working at microns (0.001mm) it's basically impossible to see. Grab a microscope and you'll definitely see the indent(lower portion) however with the naked eye it's very close to perfect
easier to explain with a diagram, but i hope ive made some sense at least.
I have noticed 2020 and newer cars have a thinner clear coat so use extra caution if it is a newer car
Would there be any benefits to adding a second coat of clear coat ?
@@aarons.936 Unless the clear coat is damaged, there would be no real benefit. Besides, you will have already added 2 or 3 layers when applying it. And the purpose of that is to give yourself wiggle room to level it out. Rather than not having enough, and end up sanding through the work you just did.
I just learned that 9:10 part was so important. Without it, mine did not look great for the 1st time. I had to redo the whole process by doing that "Cliff removing sanding" thoroughly this time, and the difference at the end was huge. The best how to video among so many others make. Thank you.
This is 100% true. That step is absolutely necessary. I tried to rush through the process by directly painting on the scratch and it looked bad. Had to remove all the paint and sand properly, which took me a very long time. To whoever might read this, FOLLOW Chrisfix's instructions step by step, don't skip or half ass any part of it
I have a car with loads of scratches and broke me 30 mins ago was so worried about the cost of repainting it. This video has been a ray of sunshine and I’m confident I can get it to look brand spanking new. Booking my Annual leave now so I can spend the whole week giving my car a major makeover! (27F)
So how did it go? Were you successful with that?
"it's not gonna be perfect"
*Litarally makes it perfectly shiny and scratch free*
😂😂
It's difficult for cameras to show some stuff like that. You'll be able to see it in person if youre looking directly at it but this is the right way to do this and it's a big money save if you're willing for it to not be dead solid perfect.
white makes it hard to see imperfections. If that was a black car it would look MUCH more visible
@@ericwest3714 makes me SUPER happy the truck my hubby just bought is white! I feel silver would be pretty decent fix also, but it makes a difference I think if you e got a Pearl finish or a strong Pearl finish like glitter basically, I think that would be the easiest to hide and patch also! Either way, for an artist, it’s all fun to me!
Can still do my art inside the house, and can work on the truck outside the house as (I’m not certain at the current time if the previous owner did a lift on this truck or it was delivered to the dealership with that feature but it’s the perfect height for my wheelchair 👩🏻🦼 and it’s going to be fun for me in 7 months when there’s no snow left and I can block off the time to do it. I can’t do houses anymore but I can do vehicle light the light/medium body work, like surface rust, chips and smallish scratches, and detailing inside from my seat with it moved up to reach the edge of the dash. So I’m happy to help my hubby fix up his ten year old beautiful comfy truck that I’ve made him wait 28 yrs for(he waited an additional 12 yrs before that and that was BK(before Kimberly) so it’s only my fault for 28/40 yrs lol. It’s nice to see him so happy though. He’s had a rough time over the past 15 years being a carer part time for his sick wife , doing cpr and bringing me back to earth after looking like a Disney character for 15 minutes, watching multiple violent seizures, upon surgeries and a multitude of other things along with being my very loved kids(they’re his bio kids too😶lol)
Wonderful father, even with two of our kids having life threatening asthma and Autism, etc, and 3 of our girls have passed away, 2 were my preemie babes and 1 was 19 when passed which was 3 yrs ago. So he’s gone through and continues to , and still for the 4th yr in a row works 7 days a week, and only takes a vacation from work by not sitting at his desk at Christmas(we don’t actually go anywhere lol but it’s at least 10 days including 4weekrnd days and a weekday depending on what day of the week Christmas falls on that year.
Thanks for listening to some of my life story lol. There’s some cool people on this channel. It’s enjoyable if you can ignore the occasional crud.🙃 hope you’re well. Peace.
Never been so happy to click on a Chrisfix video in a long time
Awesome!!!
bodyshop " we'll repaint the body panel for 700+ dollars"
chris: "15 bucks, take it or leave it"
Yes
To be fair, when you look at the estimate costs, it's almost all in high charges for labour. Think the cheapest I saw was for 55/hour.
@Whoreally Cares They're charging standard rate, where a fraction of an hour's work is still paid for a full hour. Time they don't have to actively work on it is not being charged. And, lastly, they aren't just fixing the scratch up like how Chris did it here, but are pulling off all the paint entirely and repainting the entire panel, professionally. That takes time and effort to do. I just don't think it's $55/hour worth.
@Whoreally Cares well there's a lot to consider. The type of paint they use and how accurate it matches. The location of the damage, which would determine how they need to blend it into an adjacent panel so it doesn't stick out as much. And most of all, the prep work. On top of that, Chris used a white car for this video. Which is the easiest to work on because white paint hides scratches very well. Black is the most difficult to work with for the opposite reason. You see everything on black paint. But I understand it was for the purpose of teaching the step by step process.
Welllll if you consider how long this process took Chris and factor $70-$90/hr (have to pay for a shop) it would cost $300-$500. But at that point you could have the shop just repaint the whole panel which would be much better than paint pen.
Touch ups on a repair this big are only worthwhile if you do it yourself and use your own labor instead of the shops labor.
I don't usually leave comments but you did an amazing job with this, watched all 28 minutes so as to not miss anything as opposed to skipping through!
Bro I don't even have any scratches to fix and you're getting me hyped up with your positive attitude
Haha I'm glad the video got you hyped!
That was great! Concise and yet all the information I need. A 40 year old female and I was able to do this with my 2021 Camry. Thank you!
You are a life saver. My ex keyed my car because I went to go hangout with my friends instead of seeing them….. I’m glad they did it. So I could end the relationship because that’s just unacceptable. Cops obviously did nothing insurance is tryna charge me 1000$. I’m so glad you made this video💜 there’s some horrible people out there but I know I’ll be ok at the end of the day. I guess if keying my car made them feel better bout their pathetic life then 🤷🏽♀️ ok I’m so thankful that this exists. God bless you Chris.
but girls dont really care about scratches to their car though
@@jake9854lies! We care!
This is by far the best video I’ve seen for fixing car scratches. You did a phenomenal job! And thank you for listing all the products you used. Great job!
Chris, thank you for these in-depth guides on how to work on cars. After the dealership I bought my 2016 Tacoma from started to rip me off, I've been able to change my own oil and change the air filter because of your videos. And now I have the confidence to touch up a rock chip on my rear driver side door (it just so happens my truck is white as well). Keep up the good work!
How did repair end up ? Is it visible
make sure to change trans fluid after 70k km
Chris has taught me so much
I'm glad the videos have taught you a lot!
Same
taught me so much, yet have a need to use the shit he taught me. His voice is just so soothing.
i think the his videos has taught a lot of people about DIY repairs
Honestly dude, your content is some of the best, most helpful and well-organized on RUclips! Really appreciate what you do!
Thank you. I own a classic Jaguar that incurred a 6 " deep scratch on the front hood. I hoped I didn't need the whole hood repainted. I had it painted with a single stage urethane many years ago and still had a quart of paint left. I decided to follow your instructions. I sanded the scratch and then mixed up a little paint and hardener and filled in the scratch with a tiny brush. I let it dry for 5 days before wet sanding. I followed your wet sanding instructions and then polished it. The scratch is gone!. It looks great. Again Thank you.
Person who vandalized the car: I fucked that car up
ChrisFix: Literally restores everything like nothing
AND he made money off it🤣
The amount of verified comments is clearly showing just how much respect Chris has in the car community.
So many mechanics i know strongly dislike Chris but I find that he makes the best quality car repair videos on RUclips. 🤷🏻♂️
@@therealtrucker7564 why do they dislike Chris? Jealous?
yep
@@beekarinsaan he's destroying their market share since people are starting to fix their cars on their own because of him
@@kawaiiappleproductions3902 I see, makes sense. Well they can feel free to hate Chris then. People do have the right to repair their owns vehicles and Chris is doing a great job.
Problem: Exists
Chris: We don’t do that here
lul
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Finally a guy one RUclips who can actually explain step by step with proper explanation thank you so much.
Under $30 I followed your video for a deep scratch (a scratch size comparable to the car you have)on my 2004 tracker which has been there for like 6 years. Chris you are my go to guy. This has turned out in an awesome project. Today I will get a polishing compound and polish up the panel and in a month put a wax on it. 6 years ago the estimate was $900. Also this was my first time ever doing something like this.
Thank you and keep up with the how to videos!!!!!👍😎
How did it go
900 ?!?!?!?!?! For a scratch like that??? Wtfff here in romania is 100 to repaint it including taking it off and puting it back on. Wtf 900? With 900 i ll just make it myself, get a spray gun and a compressor and some paint and repaint the whole god damn car , fk this.
Yeah Razvan, $900 was a quote from a high profile body shop in Chicago. Crazy. But I followed the how to video and did it myself. $30 for the supplies and my garage and my labor. It was pretty cool. Starting to get a little rust on the fender by the gas tank flap. Time for another DIY video. Also per your comment Razvan, I think GOD might have more important damning to do than my car! 🤣
@@username113 it went real well thank you. Just have to be patient and take the time. Also some good back ground music helps me .
@@georgenicoloff7590how many pen did you use for repaired the same scratches?
Dude I was literally just watching your other body work videos a few hours ago. Chris fix is CEO of perfect timing 👌👌👌👌
Thank you so much Chris! I have watched over 20 videos on this topic - and this video is hands down the absolute best one ! I was about to ask you regarding rock chips and door dings but you covered it at the end! This is much appreciated since I just bought my touch up paint to fix a door ding that chipped my paint a bit; less than the area of a pinky fingernail but is annoying enough that I want to touch it up and get the stone chips out from the front!
GQQDLQQKIN
Outstanding. 100% applicable. I was pressure washing and little by little the frame (which at the time was far away from the car) wiggled its way from vibrations into the door of my car and made its way along the entire door. Pretty deep scratch.
“Honey he’s scratching one of his cars and talking to it again”
"He's crazy isn't he honey?" **looks over at soapy wooder bottle**
LOL
😂 😂 😂
"Honey, when will we move out?"
*aNd NOw We wIlL sCraTcH My nEigHboUrS*
🤣
Paint Body Shop: That will cost $700 to repair this paint scratch
Chris: Hold my domino...
More like let me hold my domino
I know its a joke, but as someone who went to a high end body shop. It was $700 to prime and paint the full bumper, blend into the fenders and compound and polish.
@@trigun989 but 700 bucks isn't really the best price
@@fernix02c26 true was quoted 400 at other spots. I just went to one of the best spots. People have thier cars shipped from the US to have bodywork done here. Im in toronto.
@@trigun989 Eyy im in the GTA too, can you let me know which shop it was?
Thank you so much! You just saved me $300 to have someone come out and do this exact thing to my car, I’m sure! I have a Lexus so the paint was $34 because it has a separate glitter clear coat . But since I’m fixing it myself, I am fearless now to any rock chips or small scratches, paint transfer, whatever! Thank you so much Chris 😘
Where did you get the paint ? Mine is 083 paint code
@@robmurti1739 if you have trouble finding the paint just go to the dealership. Couldn't find the right touch up paint for my Mercedes. Went to the dealership and they had it for $20
My son scratched his name into my wife's car. Was beside myself because i wasn't sure how to go about repairing it on my own. Very informative, i'm confident in myself now you made it look pretty easy. Thank you Chris
Dang I'm sorry to hear, let me know how this goes!
😂 Thats a new one, I hope you explain to him the value of money and work
I followed the steps on this video and it worked out great. I had a dime size chip on my car. You can't tell where the chip was at. I wish I had thought of taking a before and after picture. Thanks for sharing.
This helped me that's great Chris
That is awesome and exactly why I made this video! Glad to hear it!
@@aidenolivo371 please stop forcing Christianity on people, it’s just annoying now.
@@chrisfix you made it for money though
Jokes on myself, I have a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo (WJ) that has a bunch of peeling paint
Good video..=)
I'm using these😢 same steps however I do recommend not to use 800 grit more like 1,500 to 2,000 when smoothing out the initial paint touch up. 800 only on the exact touch-up part with the domino like he said. Don't let that 800 touch anywhere else. 800 with very little pressure got me down to metal in couple areas that were slightly curved.
Thank you so much for your positive attitude, you have no idea how much difference it makes when you're approaching a project and you've never done it before and you're scared shitless that you're gonna screw up and end up at the body shop, admitting defeat. I'm not too timid but my daughter is. She scraped our roommate's truck pulling out of the garage. No worries, she's not allowed to park in the garage anymore 😂
if you need pointers on applying the paint, ask someone who paints their nails a lot. They will pretty much validate the pointers given here
It's amazing how the quality keeps on rising throughout every video.
Keep it up Chris!
Well done Chris! Excellent repair. My car got scratched twice in the last week and it’s exactly like your scratch. Now I know exactly how to do it.
Glad the video will be helpful!
We have a serial scratcher on the loose.
Was it on plastic or metal?
Vandalizer: This damage will be unfixable!
Chris: *haha domino go brrrrr*
🤣🤣
Thank you so much for this video! A high school football student scraped my car parking next to me, while I was sitting in the car, car was off, eating my lunch befire heading out. We traded insurance, but since there was no video or police report, he later denied the insurance claim.
Thanks to you, I have repaired the scratch, which was down to the metal, and unless the sun hits it right, is nearly invisible. From one teacher to another, thank you for putting out such an awesome video to teach people how to do this!!! ❤❤
Dang I'm sorry that happened and insurance denied it, but I'm glad you were able to repair it! Thanks a lot!
Wow. This is the best touch up paint DIY I've ever seen. Incredible result!
Some jerk has been keying our car and it's been really ruining my weekend after my wife and I found a fresh one on the hood... This video gave us so much inspiration and we're going to be trying out the techniques you demonstrated, thanks so much for sharing!! c:
Incredible! I would (almost) want to thank my wife to create new scratches regularly so I can try that process! Thank you Chris, yet another brilliant video!
Glad it was helpful!
Hi Chris - found this video a few days ago and wanted to thank you. I bought a 2012 suv that the previous owner had hit a mailbox and left a deep 6-8 inch scratch that had rusted out. I followed this video and while I’ve never done it before, I had fun trying to emulate your results. I thought I had done pretty good until near the end when the repaired area looks like a suture - better than rust but not sure what I did wrong or if you had any ideas on how I might fix it - for now I’m very happy not having a big ol rust scratch on my ride! Can send you pix of before and after if you’d like - either way - appreciate your videos and thanks for all you do to help us all become RUclips semi pro auto fix aficionados
Perfect timing! My dumb ass scratched my paint with an ice-scraper after a big winter storm. Thanks as always, Chris!
Chris is such a legend I could easily believe that he scratched his own car just to make the video to help us out
My garage door came down on my hood while I was polishing the rear bumper, it left 3 deep scratches and I'm so thankful for this video because seeing other people follow instructions from the manufacturer didn't turn out this good. I'm thankful to know I've got a good shot of basically making it like it never happened, thank you.
Dang sorry to hear, you can definitely make it look way better!
As I sat 10 minutes into this video, after watching 10 other how-to's, I started to order the sandpaper and paint. I then realized I had ALREADY purchased all of the sanding equipment for my drill. Thank you for me! And thank you ChrisFix, for making it all click!
Glad I could help!
Would you recommend any changes to the process if the scratches are on a plastic bumper? Or, will this work regardless of the panel material?
If it's deep you should apply a plastic primer before the first layer of paint so it sticks better.
Also on metal it is best if you apply a rust neutralizer like loctite 7505
It's true, this type of repair isn't cheap. I had one on a Silverado about 20 years ago, and they quoted me close to $400, and this was over 20 years ago. So costing close to $800 now would be expected. I ended up doing my repair myself as well, and got decent results. That being said, a video like this would have helped a great deal back then! This was very informative. Thanks for posting this video!
Me: Trying to clean my phone to see how it turned out
Chrisfix: Now we are done
I was just doing that and managed to scroll to this comment😂
Lol
LOOK AT THAAAAAT
Hats off to your passion and hardwork to restore car condition back.
I don't think even detailing shops could make this much effort